The Career of Boxer Hyun-Chi Kim
Hyun Chi Kim was a South Korean super-featherweight boxer who competed professionally from 1971 to 1975. Boxerlist records 26 bouts, with 23 wins and three losses, and lists his professional debut on April 2, 1971. His most prominent bout was a challenge for Ben Villaflor’s world title in 1975.
A run through the super-featherweight ranks
Kim fought across South Korea and Japan early in his career, then won the vacant OPBF super-featherweight title in 1971. He made several defenses, with later victories listed over Young Ho Oh and Little Gallego in 1973. Boxerlist’s bout record tracks those regional title fights and his 23–3 professional record.
Fifteen rounds with Ben Villaflor
On March 13, 1975, Kim challenged Ben Villaflor in Quezon City for the WBA world super-featherweight championship. The 15-round contest went to a split decision for Villaflor, who retained the title. The BoxRec title-fight history records the date, result, and venue; The bout was Kim’s first professional defeat after twenty-three victories.
Kim boxed twice more in 1975, losing by technical knockout to Tyrone Everett in July and on points to Nkosana Mgxaji in December. Those bouts close out the professional record documented by Boxerlist. His title challenge remains the best-documented international moment in a career that also included a regional championship run.
Kim’s career forms part of the broader history of international boxing, when regional champions earned opportunities against established world titleholders.
Selected Recorded Results
- 1975-12-13: Hyun-Chi Kim lost to Nkosana Mgxaji in Mdantsane Stadium, East London.
- 1975-07-24: Hyun-Chi Kim lost to Tyrone Everett in Spectrum, Philadelphia.
- 1975-03-13: Hyun-Chi Kim lost to Ben Villaflor in Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City.
- 1974-12-14: Hyun-Chi Kim won against Kazuyuki Iwagiri in Busan.
- 1974-09-21: Hyun-Chi Kim won against Alberto Vicera in Busan.
- 1974-08-25: Hyun-Chi Kim won against Masa Ito in Busan.
- 1974-01-20: Hyun-Chi Kim won against Takao Maruki in Busan.
Sources
Boxerlist’s bout record; BoxRec title-fight history; Biographical source.
Article Tags
Hyun-Chi Kim, Boxing, Sports History
